LONDON: Arsene Wenger's ceaseless pursuit of footballing perfection makes evolution his favored method of team-building, but the Arsenal manager faces a close-season revolution as he steels himself for the departures of several key players.
SHEFFIELD, England: Qualifier Liang Wenbo became the first Chinese snooker player to reach the quarterfinals of the snooker world championship when he came through a tense deciding frame against Joe Swail to win 13-12 on Monday.
NEW YORK: The Philadelphia Flyers scored a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series.
ATLANTA, Georgia: The Boston Celtics, who posted the best regular-season record in the National Basketball Association, was upset for the second game in a row by Atlanta, the worst team to make the playoffs.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Police said on Monday they were investigating allegations by three transvestites that Brazilian soccer star and AC Milan forward Ronaldo threatened to harm them after he took them to a Rio de Janeiro motel.
CLEVELAND: Mike Mussina earned his 253rd win, tying Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell on the majors' career list, and the New York Yankees made the most of their five hits in a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
MONTE CARLO: Rafael Nadal hailed his historic fourth successive Monte Carlo Masters title triumph as a "special moment" which rewarded his fighting spirit.
MADRID: Real Madrid was unable to clinch a 31st Spanish title on Sunday but its 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao means it can retain the crown with victory at Osasuna next weekend.
BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld admitted the league title race is over after Franck Ribery struck twice to seal a 4-1 win over VfB Stuttgart to put his side 12 points clear at the top of the table.
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